Grantsmanship for Graduate Students PACES Professional Development Program 1/17/15 Salvatore Alaimo, PhD - Assistant Professor

Why are grants important? Improve lives and communities

Why are grants important? Build capacity Organizational Individual

Why are grants important? Contribute to sustainability

Why are grants important? Increasing competitive environment Number of Orgs. Percent of All Orgs. Number of Orgs. Percent of All Orgs. Pct. Change All Nonprofit Organizations1,202, %1,581, %31.5% 501(c)(3) Public Charities 631, %1,006, %59.3% 501(c)(3) Private Foundations 77,9786.5%120,6177.6%54.7% Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations 492, %453, %-7.9% Small community groups and partnerships, etc. UnknownNAUnknownNA National Center on Charitable Statistics

Why are grants important? Applicable to nonprofit, health and government

Case Statement Rationale for acquiring resources or other forms of support for your cause, program and/or organization

Case Statement “There is a need for the Kent Intermediate School District to reduce teenage pregnancy. This application focuses on the priority of developing and disseminating knowledge at the services delivery level by creating an on-site counseling center within the district. Counseling will be provided to Kent ISD students for prevention and for guiding pregnant female students and their partners through family planning.”

Case Statement Steps 1.Convey the compelling need 2.Demonstrate how your organization is uniquely qualified to address the need 3.Connect how your organization’s mission fits with what you plan to do to address the need Give the funding source documentation for how your mission, the program/project and their concerns and values are a perfect match.

Case Statement

Tips 1.Logic 2.Reasonable / feasible 3.Sensible 4.Desirable

Case Statement

Types of grants Capital – endowments, buildings, equipment General operating – everyday operations

Types of grants Program/project grants – specific activity or plan hat is time limited Start-up – costs of a new project or organization

Types of grants Technical assistance – training, development or infrastructure needs Planning – the planning stages of a project

Types of grants Matching – to another grant or #volunteers hours Scholarships – financial assistance for students

Sources of grants Government

Sources of grants Foundations

Sources of grants Corporations

Sources of grants Local organizations

Basic grant proposal components 1.Identify the problem/issue/need 2.Objectives – 1.your intent to address the problem/issue/need 2.measures of success 3.Activities – steps to be reach objectives 4.Personnel – who will carry out activities 5.Evaluation - measuring success in meeting objectives 6.Budget – estimation of funding needed to complete project

Basic grant proposal components Objectives – What the project will achieve – Time required

Basic grant proposal components Objectives – Strategic, specific – Measurable – Attainable – Relevant – Timely

Basic grant proposal components Activities – How the project will reach its objectives – Focus on the aspects of the project that will help resolve or prevent the problem/issue/need – Describe completely in detail

Basic grant proposal components Activities – Program description – Management plan – Use of resources – Training – Facilities

Basic grant proposal components Personnel – Show that the people implementing project activities have the necessary skills and experience

Basic grant proposal components Personnel – Summarize project director’s qualifications “JoAnn Szabynski will be project director. Ms. Szabynski earned her B.A. in Psychology from Arizona State University and her MSW from Grand Valley State University. She is also certified in addictions counseling (CAC). JoAnn has taught for 16 years in the Kent Intermediate School District and has been a counselor at City High School for the past four years. She has vast experience directing successful counseling programs including pilot testing many techniques used in this program.”

Basic grant proposal components Personnel – Outline the job descriptions for any personnel that need to be hired

Basic grant proposal components Evaluation – Involve the evaluator in the application process – Alignment of outcomes – Evaluation plan Formative, summative and/or process evaluation Methods Tools Data collection Data analysis

Basic grant proposal components Evaluation – Who pays the cost? – Standards Utility Feasibility Propriety Accuracy – Guiding Principles according to American Evaluation Association

Basic grant proposal components Budget – MUST REFLECT THE COSTS OF THE ITEMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION!!! – Brief explanations of each item – Basis for each cost Salary Vendor Bidding process Average cost Contract Quantity

Basic grant proposal components Budget – Personnel – Travel – Supplies – Contracted services – Equipment

Politics and dark side of grants Do as I say, not as I do 5% - maximum or minimum Innovation, creativity, impact or relationships

Politics and dark side of grants “Creating reason from someone else’s nonsense is as much a political exercise as an intellectual one.” – (Ward, 2012)

Politics and dark side of grants Personalities Conflicting values Traditions Protocols Prestige Self-interest Corrupt review processes

Politics and dark side of grants

Resource Dependency

Politics and dark side of grants Tips Stick to your mission Know when to say NO Assess risks Be accountable Maintain integrity

Politics and dark side of grants Tips Don’t go it alone Use color, visuals Take advantage of technology Serve on grant review panels Communicate regularly, clearly and consistently Balance numbers with stories Research, research, research

THANK YOU!! Salvatore Alaimo, PhD - Assistant Professor